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Security is a key ingredient when it comes to workloads deployed in cloud. Security is highest priority for any organization and it is considered job zero at AWS. Our book will dig deep into the achieving end to end automated security for all workloads deployed, running and stored in AWS cloud.

Cisco ACI cookbook is a step by step guide that simplifies the complex Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure for you. Using the practical recipes in this book you can efficiently develop and adapt hybrid environments for your organisation. This book provides an all-round idea of Cisco ACI and will enable you to develop skills using which you...

PowerShell scripts offer a handy way to automate various chores. Working with these scripts effectively can be a difficult task.This comprehensive guide starts from scratch and covers advanced-level topics along with tips to make you a PowerShell scripting expert.

Containers are a new way to run software. They're efficient, secure and portable. You can run apps in Docker with no code changes. Docker helps to meet the biggest challenges in IT: modernizing legacy apps, building new apps, moving to the cloud, adopting DevOps and staying innovative. This book teaches all you need to know about Docker on Windows

Java is one of the most popular application development languages but ever since its first version, it has been deemed as a memory hog. Java 9 comes with a host of new features and new APIs with lots of ready to use components to build efficient and scalable applications.

Spring Boot provides a variety of features that address today's business needs with a powerful database and state of the art MVC framework. This practical guide will help you get up and running with all the latest features of Spring Boot.

Suitable for would be developers who have some experience in Android development and who want to dive into complex android apps, this guide can help you create your first Android view from scratch and move beyond the default Android built in views. It enables you to get the best out of your apps by creating, customizing android views from scratch.

OpenFlow paves the way for an open, centrally programmable structure, thereby accelerating the effectiveness of Software-Defined Networking.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for finance and operations is a rapidly growing application and is widely used in enterprise organizations. Because of its ability to maximize business productivity, it is a fast-growing business application package in the ERP market.

QT5 Python GUI Programming Cookbook will guide you from the very basics of creating a fully functional GUI application using PyQT with only a few lines of code. Each recipe adds more widgets to the GUIs we are creating. You will learn how easy it is to get started and you might be surprised how advanced you can become in just a short time of coding

The Unity game engine has revolutionized the gaming industry with its complete set of intuitive tools.. This book will guide you through the entire process of creating a 3D VR game, from downloading the Unity game engine to publishing your game. It not only gives you a strong foundation, but puts you on the path to game development.

With the rise in the number of tools and technologies available today, developers and architects are always exploring ways to create better and smarter solutions. Before, the differences between target platforms was a major roadblock, but that's not the case now. .NET Core 2.0 By Example will take you on an exciting journey to building better ...

AWK is one of the powerful utility which exists in all Unix and Unix-like distributions. This book covers the structure and the control flow of AWK program, regular expressions, and use of different operators to carry out various text processing and mining tasks. This book is packed with unique practical examples to practice AWK programming.

Software testing is a crucial aspect of any development process if one wants to build a high-quality product. With the increase in app usage, the need for testing has only grown leaps and bounds.

This book's mission is to effectively instruct anyone, with basic computer hardware and software skills, on how to construct an affordable Pi3 supercomputer. If you are looking at performing high-level computation with microcomputers, then this book is for you.

Modern Cross-Platform DevelopmentAbout This Book* Build modern, cross-platform applications with .NET Core* Get up to speed with C#, and up to date with all the latest features of C# 7* Start creating professional web applications with ASP.NET CoreWho This Book Is ForThis book is targeted towards readers who have some prior programming experience or have a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) background, and want to gain a solid foundation with C# and to be introduced to the types of applications they could build and will work cross-platform on Windows, Linux, and macOS. What You Will Learn* Build cross-platform applications using C# 7 and .NET Core* Explore ASP.NET Core and learn how to create professional web applications* Improve your application's performance using multitasking* Use Entity Framework Core and find out how to build code-first databases* Master object-oriented programming with C# to increase code reuse and efficiency* Familiarize yourself with cross-device app development using the Universal Windows Platform and XAML* Query and manipulate data using LINQ* Protect your data by using encryption and hashingIn DetailIf you want to build powerful cross-platform applications with C# 7 and .NET Core, then this book is for you. First, we'll run you through the basics of C#, as well as object-oriented programming, before taking a quick tour through the latest features of C# 7 such as tuples, pattern matching, out variables, and so on. After quickly taking you through C# and how .NET works, we'll dive into the .NET Standard 1.6 class libraries, covering topics such as performance, monitoring, debugging, serialization and encryption. The final section will demonstrate the major types of application that you can build and deploy cross-device and cross-platform. In this section, we'll cover Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, web applications, mobile apps, and web services. Lastly, we'll look at how you can package and deploy your applications so that they can be hosted on all of today's most popular platforms, including Linux and Docker. By the end of the book, you'll be armed with all the knowledge you need to build modern, cross-platform applications using C# and .NET Core. Style and approachThis book takes a step-by-step approach and is filled with exciting projects and fascinating theory. It uses three high-impact sections to equip you with all the tools you'll need to build modern, cross-platform applications using C# and .NET Core.

Learn how to apply powerful data analysis techniques with popular open source Python modulesAbout This Book* Find, manipulate, and analyze your data using the Python 3.5 libraries* Perform advanced, high-performance linear algebra and mathematical calculations with clean and efficient Python code* An easy-to-follow guide with realistic examples that are frequently used in real-world data analysis projects. Who This Book Is ForThis book is for programmers, scientists, and engineers who have the knowledge of Python and know the basics of data science. It is for those who wish to learn different data analysis methods using Python 3.5 and its libraries. This book contains all the basic ingredients you need to become an expert data analyst. What You Will Learn* Install open source Python modules such NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, stasmodels, scikit-learn,theano, keras, and tensorflow on various platforms* Prepare and clean your data, and use it for exploratory analysis* Manipulate your data with Pandas* Retrieve and store your data from RDBMS, NoSQL, and distributed filesystems such as HDFS and HDF5* Visualize your data with open source libraries such as matplotlib, bokeh, and plotly* Learn about various machine learning methods such as supervised, unsupervised, probabilistic, and Bayesian* Understand signal processing and time series data analysis* Get to grips with graph processing and social network analysisIn DetailData analysis techniques generate useful insights from small and large volumes of data. Python, with its strong set of libraries, has become a popular platform to conduct various data analysis and predictive modeling tasks. With this book, you will learn how to process and manipulate data with Python for complex analysis and modeling. We learn data manipulations such as aggregating, concatenating, appending, cleaning, and handling missing values, with NumPy and Pandas. The book covers how to store and retrieve data from various data sources such as SQL and NoSQL, CSV fies, and HDF5. We learn how to visualize data using visualization libraries, along with advanced topics such as signal processing, time series, textual data analysis, machine learning, and social media analysis. The book covers a plethora of Python modules, such as matplotlib, statsmodels, scikit-learn, and NLTK. It also covers using Python with external environments such as R, Fortran, C/C++, and Boost libraries. Style and approachThe book takes a very comprehensive approach to enhance your understanding of data analysis. Sufficient real-world examples and use cases are included in the book to help you grasp the concepts quickly and apply them easily in your day-to-day work. Packed with clear, easy to follow examples, this book will turn you into an ace data analyst in no time.

Master the ins and outs of advanced operations with AnsibleAbout This Book* Learn how to extend Ansible with custom modules, plugins, and inventory sources* Utilize advanced Ansible features to orchestrate rolling updates with little to no service disruptions* An up-to-date book that brings to light the newly added features in Ansible 2.xWho This Book Is ForThis book is for Ansible developers and operators who have an understanding of the core elements and applications but are now looking to enhance their skills in applying automation using Ansible. What You Will Learn* Gain an in-depth understanding of how Ansible works under the covers* Fully automate the Ansible playbook executions with encrypted data* Access and manipulate variable data within playbooks* Use Blocks to construct failure recovery or cleanup* Explore the Playbook debugger and Ansible Console* Troubleshoot unexpected behavior effectively* Work with cloud infrastructure providers and container systems* Develop custom modules, plugins, and dynamic inventory sourcesIn DetailThis book provides you with the knowledge you need to understand how Ansible 2.1 works at a fundamental level and leverage its advanced capabilities. You'll learn how to encrypt Ansible content at rest and decrypt data at runtime. You will master the advanced features and capabilities required to tackle the complex automation challenges of today and beyond. You will gain detailed knowledge of Ansible workflows, explore use cases for advanced features, craft well thought out orchestrations, troubleshoot unexpected behaviour, and extend Ansible through customizations. Finally, you will discover the methods used to examine and debug Ansible operations, helping you to understand and resolve issues. By the end of the book, the readers will be able to unlock the true power of the Ansible automation engine and will tackle complex real world actions with ease. Style and approachThis clear, practical guide illustrates the advanced functionalities of Ansible, its system architecture, and design aspects that will help you to master Ansible with ease.

Discover over 100 easy-to-follow recipes to help you implement efficient game physics and collision detection in your gamesAbout This Book* Get a comprehensive coverage of techniques to create high performance collision detection in games* Learn the core mathematics concepts and physics involved in depicting collision detection for your games* Get a hands-on experience of building a rigid body physics engineWho This Book Is ForThis book is for beginner to intermediate game developers. You don't need to have a formal education in games-you can be a hobbyist or indie developer who started making games with Unity 3D. What You Will Learn* Implement fundamental maths so you can develop solid game physics* Use matrices to encode linear transformations* Know how to check geometric primitives for collisions* Build a Physics engine that can create realistic rigid body behavior* Understand advanced techniques, including the Separating Axis Theorem* Create physically accurate collision reactions* Explore spatial partitioning as an acceleration structure for collisions* Resolve rigid body collisions between primitive shapesIn DetailPhysics is really important for game programmers who want to add realism and functionality to their games. Collision detection in particular is a problem that affects all game developers, regardless of the platform, engine, or toolkit they use. This book will teach you the concepts and formulas behind collision detection. You will also be taught how to build a simple physics engine, where Rigid Body physics is the main focus, and learn about intersection algorithms for primitive shapes. You'll begin by building a strong foundation in mathematics that will be used throughout the book. We'll guide you through implementing 2D and 3D primitives and show you how to perform effective collision tests for them. We then pivot to one of the harder areas of game development-collision detection and resolution. Further on, you will learn what a Physics engine is, how to set up a game window, and how to implement rendering. We'll explore advanced physics topics such as constraint solving. You'll also find out how to implement a rudimentary physics engine, which you can use to build an Angry Birds type of game or a more advanced game. By the end of the book, you will have implemented all primitive and some advanced collision tests, and you will be able to read on geometry and linear Algebra formulas to take forward to your own games!Style and approachGain the necessary skills needed to build a Physics engine for your games through practical recipes, in an easy-to-read manner. Every topic explained in the book has clear, easy to understand code accompanying it.

Create real-world enterprise solutions with NAV, Cloud, and the Microsoft stackAbout This Book* Integrate NAV with various offerings of the Microsoft stack to create enterprise-ready and service-oriented solutions* Use Power BI and Universal Windows Platform for effective data analysis and real-time tracking with NAV* Discover the services offered by Microsoft Azure and implement them in different industries using real-world case scenariosWho This Book Is ForThis book is for NAV developers and solution architects who need to implement real-world enterprise solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Knowledge of the NAV programming language (C/AL) and C# language is recommended. Knowledge of ASP.NET and Visual Studio development would help, but is not necessary. What You Will Learn* Configure NAV Web Services and create external applications with Visual Studio, .NET, and .NET Core* Solve technical architectural problems by implementing enterprise solutions with NAV* Develop applications and solutions with Microsoft Dynamics NAV and the Microsoft technology stack* Create a Power BI dashboard for rich reporting and NAV data analysis* Find out how to transmit your device location from a UWP application to NAV in order to implement a distributed solution for managing couriers in a sales company* Make the most of Microsoft Azure and its services* Create enterprise solutions with NAV by using Azure App Service* Use Azure Service Bus for managing distributed NAV applicationsIn DetailImplementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV in the real world often requires you to integrate the ERP with external applications or solve complex architectural tasks in order to have a final successful project. This book will show you how to extend a Microsoft Dynamics NAV installation to the enterprise world in a practical way. The book starts with an introduction to Microsoft Dynamics NAV architecture and then moves on to advanced topics related to implementing real-world solutions based on NAV and external applications. You will learn how an enterprise distributed architecture with NAV at the core can be implemented. Through a series of real-world cases on every topic and every industry (sales, retail, manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and so on), you'll see step by step how to efficiently solve a technical problem. These common problems encountered in a NAV implementation will be solved using the entire technology stack that Microsoft offers. By the end of the book, you will have the knowledge to efficiently solve certain scenarios, you will know which is the best solution architecture to propose to a customer and how to implement it. Style and approachTaking you through a variety of real-world use cases, the book will show you step by step all you need to know to tackle these problems and give you creative ideas to implement in related problems you might come across in the real world.

Ultimate guide for programming Arduino with CAbout This Book* Get hands-on experience with the Ardruino board and learn to control it with your programming skills* Learn the essential concepts of C such as variables, data structures, functions, loops, and pointers* Work with electronic devices such as LEDs, switches, and motors and connect them to Arduino using CWho This Book Is ForThis book is for hobbyists who have no knowledge about programming and microcontrollers, but are keen to learn C programming using a very affordable hardware device. What You Will Learn* Play with mathematical operations using C* Use logical operations and loops to play with LEDs and the Arduino board* Create custom functions using C and connect an SD card to the Arduino* Use Object-oriented Programming to connect a GSM module to the Arduino board* Play with an LCD board and Servo using standard Arduino libraries* Build projects using Arduino such as a LED cube, a smart weather system, and home security* Identify and fix common errors on an Arduino boardIn DetailThis book will start with the fundamentals of C programming and programming topics, such data types, functions, decision making, program loops, pointers, and structures, with the help of an Arduino board. Then you will get acquainted with Arduino interactions with sensors, LEDs, and autonomous systems and setting up the Arduino environment. Moving on you will also learn how to work on the digital and analog I/O, establish serial communications with autonomous systems, and integrate with electronic devices. By the end of the book, you will be able to make basic projects such as LED cube and smart weather system that leverages C. Style and approachThis comprehensive step-by-step guide starts with the basic concepts of C for your Arduino board. It will teach you how to leverage C to explore the capabilities of Arduino.

Any software developers, architects, and technical managers lookng to learn about Azure IaaS essentials need look no further. This book is ideal for Microsoft Enterprise developers, DevOps or any IT professionals looking to connect cloud-based and on-premises systems with Azure.